Man killed when trucker crosses center line on Illinois highway

A 36-year-old man died Monday in a two-vehicle accident on Illinois 152 east of Illinois 127, a press release from the Illinois State Police said.

Around 6 a.m., the driver of an eastbound straight truck, Wesley J. Borden of Columbia, Illinois, crossed the center line and struck a westbound GMC Acadia head one.

The crash killed the GMC’s driver, a man from Mulkeytown whose identity has not yet been released.

Police closed Illinois 152 in both directions for almost 6 hours following the accident, the press release stated. The Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating the accident.

Borden, the truck driver, was charged with improper lane usage.

This story was originally published September 10, 2018 at 4:04 PM.